Logistics Xavier Pifarré, HISPACK, Abril 2015

Robots and Automation in Logistics

Robots and Automation in Logistics

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Index

Logistics in Production lines. Packaging Applications

Logisitics Data. Trends, Potential

Logistics applications. Videos

ABB GROUP

Robots and Automation in Logistics ABB Group, Basic Figures

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~140,000 employees

Present in

countries ~100

Formed in

1988 merger of Swiss (BBC, 1891) and Swedish (ASEA, 1883) engineering companies

In revenue (2014)

billion 40 $

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34% Europe

27% Asia

29% Americas

10% Middle East and Africa

Employees by region* 2014

Orders by division % of total orders 2014

Orders by region % of total orders 2014

24% Discrete Automation and Motion

17% Low Voltage Products

19% Process Automation

16% Power Systems

24% Power Products

45% Europe26% Asia23% Americas6% Middle East and Africa

Source: ABB Annual Report, 2014

Robots and Automation in Logistics ABB Divisions, Global Footprint

April

Robots and Automation in Logistics Production lines. Packaging Applications.

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Total material handling investments of 111 USD bn in 2013

Source: The Freedonia Group 2014

11% 18% 31%

Industrial trucks & lifts

40%

Advanced MH (inclusive AGV)

Hoists, cranes & monorails

Conveying equipment

Types and definition of advanced/automated material handling

- All types of AS/RS (Automated storage retrieval system)

- AGV - Robots - Software solutions

Robots and Automation in Logistics Logistics. Trends and Potential. Investments

The main part of retail supply chain costs are developed in store handling which is the area where consumer packages are handled manual and most challenges to automate

Handling in warehouse is accountable for 28% and automation level increases in this sector

Picking is the main time consuming labor activity in a warehouse and is the area who gets most attention for future automation

The manual receiving area is only 3% of labor cost and most likely a business case to automate is difficult unless ergonomic and safety aspects counts

Cost split in retail supply chain industry

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22%

Inventory in store

28%

Store handling

7%

Transport

38%

Warehouse handling

Inventory in warehouse 5%

Operational cost of retail supply chain industry

Receiving

Replenishment

Put away

Stocking

42%

Packing/checking

15%

Indirect labour 11%

6%

Loading

3%

11%

Picking

8%

4%

Warehouse labor cost analysis

Source: COOP Logistics 2014 & KOM International

Robots and Automation in Logistics Logistics. Trends and Potential. Cost Split

Source: Goldman Sachs

China is coming from nowhere in 2008 and the forecast to 2018 is a incredibly high

US has been in leader in e-commerce with companies such as Amazon and E-bay.

E-commerce requires double the amount of warehouse capacity compared to traditional retail due to various number of SKU (stock keeping unit)

All players in the industry try to solve how to make e-commerce process more efficient

The biggest change in the retail industry is the raise of e-commerce which puts the unsolved picking in focus

% of e-commerce share of traditional store-based retail

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

+157%

China

+198%

Brazil Japan

+233%

CEE

+2,120% +240%

Western Europe

+145%

US

2018 E

2008 2013

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Robots and Automation in Logistics Logistics. Trends and Potential. E-Commerce

Description

Type of automation

Level of automation

No automation Automation exist High automated

Put away

Goods placed on a conveyor and are automatic placed in a AS/RS1-solution (X,Y & Z)

Fully automated closed AS/RS in combination with conveyor system

A major investment for a DC

Unloading goods

Goods on pallets or roller cages to be unloaded

20-60 minutes for one person to unload with forklift

or telescopic conveyor with manual unloading

1 3

Dewrapping pallets

All pallets received need to get wrapping removed

Mainly manual

2

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Robots and Automation in Logistics Applications I Distribution center applications mapping from a robot perspective

Description

Type of automation today

Level of automation

MH to case buffer

Half pallets/cases are moved to a buffer for easier picking

Half pallets/cases can be taken automatically or with manual forklift

Kitting and display

Single SKU kitted together to create a second SKU stored again and finally picked

Manual

No automation Automation exist High automated

Distribution center applications mapping from a robot perspective

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Robots and Automation in Logistics Applications II

Depallitizing

Full size pallets transported by conveyor and become split cases

Fixed automation, manual or robot (Gantry and articulated robots)

4 5 6

Description

Type of automation

Level of automation

Roller cage/pallet loading

Pallets or roller cages placed on a temporary platform and

loaded on truck

Manual loading with forklift

No automation Automation exist High automated

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Distribution center applications mapping from a robot perspective

Case picking & palletizing

Goods on a conveyor to be picked and standard/mixed palletized

Fixed automation, manual and robot technology (standard and mixed palletizing)

Picking

Goods are picked according to released sales order

- Pick by voice, goods to people (automatic shuttle system) manual picking

7a 7b 8

Robots and Automation in Logistics Applications III

Robots and Automation in Logistics Videos (1) Manufacturing, Sweden

Robots and Automation in Logistics Videos (2) Distribution Center, Australia

Robots and Automation in Logistics Videos (3), Multireference packing, Canada

Robots and Automation in Logistics Videos (4) Multireference palletizing, Canada

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